Scott C. Riley
@rileyscottc.bsky.social
Middle school teacher interested in politics, public schools, privatization efforts and sports #godawgs
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Rail workers are sounding the alarm.
A proposed Norfolk Southern–Union Pacific mega-merger would mean longer hours, more chaos, fewer jobs and even more danger for workers and communities.
@maximillianalvarez.bsky.social of the Working People Podcast digs into why this is a disaster in the making.
A proposed Norfolk Southern–Union Pacific mega-merger would mean longer hours, more chaos, fewer jobs and even more danger for workers and communities.
@maximillianalvarez.bsky.social of the Working People Podcast digs into why this is a disaster in the making.
Off the Rails: A Mega-Merger Between Rail Giants Would Be a Disaster for Workers and Communities
Railroad workers warn of devastating consequences if Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific merge.
inthesetimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Rail workers are sounding the alarm.
A proposed Norfolk Southern–Union Pacific mega-merger would mean longer hours, more chaos, fewer jobs and even more danger for workers and communities.
@maximillianalvarez.bsky.social of the Working People Podcast digs into why this is a disaster in the making.
A proposed Norfolk Southern–Union Pacific mega-merger would mean longer hours, more chaos, fewer jobs and even more danger for workers and communities.
@maximillianalvarez.bsky.social of the Working People Podcast digs into why this is a disaster in the making.
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Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
Timely reminder that when she started her charge to dismantle DOE McMahon didn’t know what IDEA stood for
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The challenge of moving special education out of the Education Department
Some Republican lawmakers also want to ensure the federal government meets its legal obligations to students with disabilities as President Donald Trump seeks to shutter the agency.
www.politico.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Timely reminder that when she started her charge to dismantle DOE McMahon didn’t know what IDEA stood for
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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"Mr. Trump’s administration seems to be creating the same kind of oligarchy that the original Department of Education was intended to prevent." #Edusky
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/o...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/o...
Opinion | The Education Department’s Forgotten Antiracist Origins
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"Mr. Trump’s administration seems to be creating the same kind of oligarchy that the original Department of Education was intended to prevent." #Edusky
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/o...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/o...
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We’re hearing helicopters and word is spreading of massive ICE raids tomorrow and Friday particularly in Gwinnett. These excessive raids put all of us in danger. Spread the word, look out for each other, and remember your rights.
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
We’re hearing helicopters and word is spreading of massive ICE raids tomorrow and Friday particularly in Gwinnett. These excessive raids put all of us in danger. Spread the word, look out for each other, and remember your rights.
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Pundits have said Zohran is a strictly-NYC phenomenon. But a DSA member named Kelsea Bond just got elected to the Atlanta City Council. I talked to her about how she won.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
The DSA Candidate Who Won Down South
An interview with newly elected Atlanta City Council member Kelsea Bond
www.hamiltonnolan.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Pundits have said Zohran is a strictly-NYC phenomenon. But a DSA member named Kelsea Bond just got elected to the Atlanta City Council. I talked to her about how she won.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
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Starbucks Workers are On Strike! ☕️🫡
Starbucks workers in Metro Atlanta & all across the country are on strike until Starbucks agrees to come to the bargaining table. Baristas deserve a living wage, fair scheduling, and a seat at the table.
Starbucks workers in Metro Atlanta & all across the country are on strike until Starbucks agrees to come to the bargaining table. Baristas deserve a living wage, fair scheduling, and a seat at the table.
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Starbucks Workers are On Strike! ☕️🫡
Starbucks workers in Metro Atlanta & all across the country are on strike until Starbucks agrees to come to the bargaining table. Baristas deserve a living wage, fair scheduling, and a seat at the table.
Starbucks workers in Metro Atlanta & all across the country are on strike until Starbucks agrees to come to the bargaining table. Baristas deserve a living wage, fair scheduling, and a seat at the table.
Choose your fighters
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Choose your fighters
Only in public education would they suggest you take a “break” to perform a function of your job
November 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Only in public education would they suggest you take a “break” to perform a function of your job
It’s not a professional development day if you don’t see the kids standing on boxes at a baseball game
November 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It’s not a professional development day if you don’t see the kids standing on boxes at a baseball game
Closing in on a decade of Bernie would have won
The advice that Dems should no longer try to increase youth turnout—not especially sound
October 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Closing in on a decade of Bernie would have won
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We’re building something bigger than a campaign. We’re building a movement. Our first canvass kicks off TOMORROW, Oct. 25 & we need you there! Find details and sign up: bit.ly/ruwalaunch
October 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
We’re building something bigger than a campaign. We’re building a movement. Our first canvass kicks off TOMORROW, Oct. 25 & we need you there! Find details and sign up: bit.ly/ruwalaunch
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What I’ve taken in over the last couple years is that when people have an irrationally outsized emotional response to doing a task,90% of the time it is because they can’t do it — not that they won’t do it. They can’t. And most people will die trying to prove why that’s someone else’s fault.
October 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
What I’ve taken in over the last couple years is that when people have an irrationally outsized emotional response to doing a task,90% of the time it is because they can’t do it — not that they won’t do it. They can’t. And most people will die trying to prove why that’s someone else’s fault.
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Have any democrats made such a clear case against attacking Venezuela as Sen. Rand Paul?
October 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Have any democrats made such a clear case against attacking Venezuela as Sen. Rand Paul?
“Parental choice” is unworkable and the charter churn is wasteful. This school opened in August and parents are already dissatisfied with what was supposed to be their preferred model.
Democratize our education system instead of marketizing it.
wpde.com/news/local/p...
Democratize our education system instead of marketizing it.
wpde.com/news/local/p...
Parents express concerns over teaching methods at Discovery Charter School
Discovery Charter School in Myrtle Beach, which opened its doors in August, is facing scrutiny from some parents over its instructional methods.
wpde.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“Parental choice” is unworkable and the charter churn is wasteful. This school opened in August and parents are already dissatisfied with what was supposed to be their preferred model.
Democratize our education system instead of marketizing it.
wpde.com/news/local/p...
Democratize our education system instead of marketizing it.
wpde.com/news/local/p...
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BREAKING
DeKalb superintendent accused of kickback scheme resigns
DeKalb County School District Board accepts Superintendent Horton's resignation effective Nov. 15. Horton indicted, accused of kickback scheme, forensic audit ordered, changes ahead.
www.decaturish.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
BREAKING
DeKalb BOE just voted 6-1 to accept Superintendent Devon Horton’s resignation
October 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
DeKalb BOE just voted 6-1 to accept Superintendent Devon Horton’s resignation
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Charter schools ushered in so many of the harms to our public school system by injecting “competition” and “flexibility”.
High-stakes testing and ballooning class sizes, among others, are a direct outgrowth of the charter “movement.”
High-stakes testing and ballooning class sizes, among others, are a direct outgrowth of the charter “movement.”
(THIS IS NOT A PRO CHARTER SCHOOL THREAD)
There’s a weird resistance in the pro public ed camp to admit that the system is flawed and causing harm which is detrimental to our cause. I think we save schools with honesty AND a vision for transformation.
So here’s my transformation wishlist by 🌶️
There’s a weird resistance in the pro public ed camp to admit that the system is flawed and causing harm which is detrimental to our cause. I think we save schools with honesty AND a vision for transformation.
So here’s my transformation wishlist by 🌶️
October 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Charter schools ushered in so many of the harms to our public school system by injecting “competition” and “flexibility”.
High-stakes testing and ballooning class sizes, among others, are a direct outgrowth of the charter “movement.”
High-stakes testing and ballooning class sizes, among others, are a direct outgrowth of the charter “movement.”
Actually insane, but totally unsurprising, that Bluestein not only mentions Esther Panitch but tries to frame her as a “mainstream Democrat” in his piece on Ruwa Romman’s run for Governor.
Panitch is a hardline Zionist who has repeatedly said and shared vile things about members of her own party
Panitch is a hardline Zionist who has repeatedly said and shared vile things about members of her own party
October 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Actually insane, but totally unsurprising, that Bluestein not only mentions Esther Panitch but tries to frame her as a “mainstream Democrat” in his piece on Ruwa Romman’s run for Governor.
Panitch is a hardline Zionist who has repeatedly said and shared vile things about members of her own party
Panitch is a hardline Zionist who has repeatedly said and shared vile things about members of her own party
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Now is the time to be brave. Republicans in Georgia have controlled our state for over 20 years leading to underfunded schools, closing hospitals, & low wages stuck at $5.15.
I'm running for Governor to change that.
I'm running for Governor to change that.
September 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Now is the time to be brave. Republicans in Georgia have controlled our state for over 20 years leading to underfunded schools, closing hospitals, & low wages stuck at $5.15.
I'm running for Governor to change that.
I'm running for Governor to change that.